Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 58 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Five calm steps): The steps in order: understand the problem → think of ideas → choose the best idea → try it out → check if it worked. Helps: staying calm, breaking it into parts, asking for help, drawing a diagram, trying again. Gets in the way: panicking, giving up at once, blaming others, repeating the same try, guessing wildly.

1. 1.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
2. 2.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) giving up at once (b) drawing a diagram (c) staying calm (d) breaking it into parts
4. 4.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 5
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: understand the problem? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
9. 9.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or see if it helped? (a) say what is wrong (b) see if it helped
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or list possible fixes? (a) check if it worked (b) list possible fixes
11. 11.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: making a list? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) making a list
13. 13.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or list possible fixes? (a) see if it helped (b) list possible fixes
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) asking for help (c) giving up at once (d) blaming others
15. 15.True or false: “giving up at once” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💡 Why think of more than one idea? (a) to confuse people (b) to find the best one (c) no reason (d) to waste time
17. 17.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) drawing a diagram (c) blaming others (d) staying calm
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) guessing wildly (c) panicking (d) staying calm
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or choose the best idea? (a) see if it helped (b) choose the best idea
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the same try” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) ignoring the problem (d) asking for help
22. 22.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or put the plan to work? (a) check if it worked (b) put the plan to work
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying calm (b) panicking (c) trying again (d) asking for help
24. 24.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trying again (b) blaming others (c) asking for help (d) staying calm
26. 26.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) give up (b) blame someone (c) try any idea (d) know what is wrong
28. 28.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: try it out or pick one plan? (a) try it out (b) pick one plan
31. 31.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: check if it worked? (a) step 3 (b) step 5 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
32. 32.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) only a stranger (b) a rumour (c) a teacher or parent (d) nobody ever
34. 34.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 4 (b) step 5 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
35. 35.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
36. 36.True or false: “ignoring the problem” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) ignore it (b) wait for luck (c) split it into parts (d) cry about it
38. 38.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) repeating the same try (d) breaking it into parts
39. 39.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) repeating the same try (c) ignoring the problem (d) drawing a diagram

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